Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-17

iourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 8.
senale-As soon as the journal was read
Mr.. Cullom rose and offered a resolution
that. az an additional mark of respect TO
the memory of John A. Logan, long a
senator from the state of Illinois, and a
distinguished member Of this body, bus
mess be now suspended, IN order that the
friends and associates Of the diseased
may pay fitting tribute to his public and
private services. He then proceeded to
address the senate. Following Cullom's
remarks, Senators Morgan, henderson,
Ham ptOn, Allison, Spooner Cockrell,
Frye, Plumb and Eyarts delivered short
eulogistic addresses. Sen. Ransom was
prepared to speak but the proceedings
had already extended beyond the expect
ed hour for their termination and there
fore gave way to Farwell who, after few
remarks, moved the adoption of the res
olution offered by Cullom. The resolu-
ton was adopted and the senate ad-
iourned.
House-In the morning hour the house
resumed consideration of the bill chang
ing the mode of compensation to United
States district attorneys, marshalls and
com missioners. After debate and pend
ing action the morning hour expired and
the house then went into committee Of
the whole on the diplomatic and con-
sular bill. After a short debate and
without action the ommittee rose.
Public business was suspended and the
house proceeded to the consideration of
the resolution relative to the death of W..
I, Price, late representative from Wis
consin, and declaring that in his death
the country has lost patriotic citizen
and a most faithful public servant.
Eugolistic addresses were made by
Messrs. Caswell and Thomas OF WiscOn-
sin, Pettibone, Hudd aud Henderson, of
Iowa, and Breckenridge OF Kentucky,
those of the two latter being specially
eloquent tributes TO the character of the
dead congressman, ana then the house,
as a mark of respect to the memory of
deceased, adjourned.
TEUBsDYA, Feb. 10.
Senate Among the bills reported from
the committees and placed on the calen-
dar was one for the division of Illinois
into judicial districts and one author
izing the building of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Grand Tower, H.
the house bill relating to the importing
and landing Of mackerel caught during
the spawning season. Sen. Miller
moved to amend by making the bill
take effect on the first of July IN
stead of March Sth. Rejected. The bill
was then passed, yeas "a, nays II.
The senate then resumed the consider
alton of the Eads Tehuantepec bill, and
was addressed by Sen. Gibson in support
of it. Sen. Hoar also spoke in favor of the
bill, but before he concluded his speech
the senate adjourned.
House, In the morning hour, Weaver,
Of Iowa, on behalf of the committee on
expenditures in the interior department,
called mp the senate bill providing that
in the general landoflice there shall be ten
chiefs OF divisions, who shall receive q
salary of $4,000 each The house then
went into committeeof the whole
on the consular and diplomatic bill
Mr. Belmont said it was an increase of
the actual amount carried by tho bill of
last year, of $4,000 but the increased
into the treasury under it
would at the lowest estimate be $4,000.
The committee thon rose and adjourned.
FRIDAY Feb. IL.
Senate-The senate bill approprIat-
ing $4,000 for the improvement
and enlargement OF the court house
and post office at Omaha was passed
The senate then resumed the considtra-
tion of the Eads' Tsauantepeo bill and Sen.
Hoar concluded his argument in support
of it. The bill was then laid aside tenn
porarily. The senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the post Office appro
priatiOn bill. The senate bill for the relief
of Thomas A. Osborn, formerly United
States marshall of Kansas, $8,70l Of pub
lie money lost by him in 1884, through the
failure of private bank, was passed.
till tomorrow.
House At 3:45 the presidents
private secretary was announced.
He presented tho message from the pres
ident transmitting without his approval
the dependant pension bill. The reading
of the message was followed with an at
tentien more strict than is generally &C
corded t. sVch document. Al ms
conclusion, MatsOn, of Indiana,
moved that the bill and she accompany
ing message be referred 10 tho committee
on invalid pensions promising that they
would be reported back within the com
ing week, The motion was agreed to
1877 to p. The house at its evening
session passed thirty pension bills and
SATURDAY, Feb. y.
Senate On motion of Cullom, the ho- SO
bill relating to the division of the state of
Illinois into judicial distrIcts, and for
holding terms of court for tho Northern
district at Peoria, was passed with an
The amendment provides
that a.. crimes heretofore committed shall
be treated in the same manner as if tho |
bill had not passed. The senate theH re
sumed consideration of the postohics ap-
bill, the question being on
he amendment appropriating 100000 /
for carrying mails to South America |
Morgan moved TO amend by adding to
The senate amendment the words "one OF
he lines of steamships to carry the
mails provided for in this act shall be re-
luirtd to sail to and from q seaport of